Moving will be made to interrupt spellcasting at a point in time...

[Khal_Drogo]

lol reading your own posts must not be your strong point.

" They did it in Harry Potter" They MOVED, they POSED, and THEN* they casted (a.k.a. didn't move while casting).

this is in your post you quoted on yourself. you say they didn't move while casting. that was what you stated. your probably that you bolded and underlined stated "they *probably* did it in Merlin".

the video i showed you was from harry potter where they did, in fact, move and cast.

feel free to continue to argue, but you will get no other response from me since you can't even figure out your own posts much less one from anyone else.

Once again, you display a level of stupidity beyond human comprehension. Do you not understand the concept of a "generalization?"

Did you even read my response? Here let me give you a refresher:

I never said "YOU WILL NEVER SEE a Wizard/Witch/Sorcerer move while casting." I simply stated that "ppl never see that" (a.k.a. It's very UNLIKELY, BECAUSE it would look ridiculous).

And it's quite obvious that I wouldn't make some ridiculous blanket statement like that, w/o leaving room for error....

As for my "blah, blah, blah" message, it had nothing to do w/ not "remembering" my own quotes; and everything to do w/ not wanting to post a convoluted message like the ignorant, poorly thought out s@#t you continue to pump out of your a$$.


Anyway, the POINT of my post, which I'm sure you gathered (or, rather, I hope you gathered), was this:

IN THE EVENT that a "Magic User" was seen moving while casting (which I believed to be quite RARE in Harry Potter, LotR, and **probably** Merlin), it was going to look ABSOLUTELY ridiculous.


I still stand by that statement (a.k.a. EXACTLY what I stated originally, as a GENERALIZATION, not as an ABSOLUTE).


And just for you, here's 9 minutes of Harry Potter, spell-casting clips -MOST, of which, are executed while POSING:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV2E41Q6OvY

[Lux_Rayna]

Moving while casting is, and always has been, a broken mechanic. It completely throws off class balance *unless* the damage per hit is greatly reduced to make up for it. The reason mages do such high dmg is because they are also more vulnerable to attacks. If you negate that vulnerability with a "kite" function, then mages are not only untouchable but also do insanely high dmg. Thats called "overpowered" and "broken". If you want a cast while moving feature, then you need to say "Square I want you to give us a proportionate reduction in dmg to make up for the fact that we wont be hit." And as you can imagine, that reduction in dmg will be a burden in party play where you dont need to be moving and casting anyway.


Kiting casters have always been broken in about every game ive played. It completely screws over any 1v1 situation a magic class finds themselves in. What amazes me is that the gaming community as a whole has accepted this broken mechanic as "law," in that every game that doesn't allow is being ridiculous. Its overpowered, and always has been. I say good riddance to casting while moving, ppl actually have to put thought into when to use their skills like *gasp* melees have to!


The only good arguments for casting-while-moving come from obvious lag issues. You need to assume those will be fixed. If the game is running smoothly, there is no reason for a cast-while-move feature. I can't use weapon skills while moving, and im in the *most* danger of getting hit. What you're asking for is essentially *no* disadvantages for your class, which is ludicrous. From a lore point of view, casting while moving doesn't make a lot of sense either. Magic is concentration..which is why there are 3-5s cast times on things. Its hard to maintain that kind of focus and move around all over the place...of course it interrupts your cast. And this isn't harry potter, magic in FF is extremely different. FF magic is way more concentrated, and not just insta-cast catch phrases.


All in all if you want casting while moving you need to

1) Take a reduction in damage per hit
or
2) ask for insta-cast spells that *can* be cast while moving. Naturally, these will be weaker than your other spells
or
3) Request slow spells that will allow you to gain some distance (obviously only useful for solo/pvp).
or
4) Just learn to deal with it.

[darkstarpoet1]

awwww i think khal is mad. nice tos violation response though.

[Rydin]

And just for you, here's 9 minutes of Harry Potter, spell-casting clips -MOST, of which, are executed while POSING:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV2E41Q6OvY

I can't even begin to explain how hilarious it is to post a harry potter clip to justify a mechanic in a fantasy MMO

hahaha.....

Now I feel like LARPing... or any other activity that involves avoiding sex with girls

[Jinrya-Geki]

Once again, you display a level of stupidity beyond human comprehension. Do you not understand the concept of a "generalization?"

Did you even read my response? Here let me give you a refresher:




As for my "blah, blah, blah" message, it had nothing to do w/ not "remembering" my own quotes; and everything to do w/ not wanting to post a convoluted message like the ignorant, poorly thought out s@#t you continue to pump out of your a$$.


Anyway, the POINT of my post, which I'm sure you gathered (or, rather, I hope you gathered), was this:

IN THE EVENT that a "Magic User" was seen moving while casting (which I believed to be quite RARE in Harry Potter, LotR, and **probably** Merlin), it was going to look ABSOLUTELY ridiculous.


I still stand by that statement (a.k.a. EXACTLY what I stated originally, as a GENERALIZATION, not as an ABSOLUTE).


And just for you, here's 9 minutes of Harry Potter, spell-casting clips -MOST, of which, are executed while POSING:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV2E41Q6OvY

Thank you for showing me the reason I hate the Harry Potter series. The same damn lack luster spells for 9 minutes. Expelliomos, Stupify, and Expecto Partronum. Definitely a mage...

[Lux_Rayna]

Thank you for showing me the reason I hate the Harry Potter series. The same damn lack luster spells for 9 minutes. Expelliomos, Stupify, and Expecto Partronum. Definitely a mage...

Spamming Thunder -> Thundara -> Thundaga is different how? lol

[Jinrya-Geki]

It's not. Which is why I asked constantly to have Black Mage have more than that. Everyone else seems fine with it though so majority wins.